Jahangir Khan Quotes & Sayings

“Without hard work and discipline it is difficult to be a top professional.”

“Every winning streak will have to end sometime.”

“Squash was my livelihood and as in business, I had to stay on top.”

“To be the best, I had to work harder than everyone else.”

“Generally the younger generation are not hard working. They will have to put in more effort to achieve results in tournaments. most of them can perform well but they cannot deliver when they play abroad.”

“Squash has the credentials to become an olympic event and our goal is to see the sport in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. We are working towards this and will keep trying even if our bid is not successful.”

“Nicol has great potential and there is a huge gap between her and the rest of the juniors. She needs to concentrate full time on the professional circuit from now on and it is the only way for her to realize her potential.”

“During my time, squash was not even part of Asian or Commonwealth Games. Considering the dominance of Jansher Khan and I in the '80s and '90s, it goes without saying that Pakistan would have bagged a plethora of medals through us at these games. And yes, the ultimate prize would have been an Olympic gold.”

“I wanted to start a proper academy and recruit juniors from all over Pakistan following my retirement after the World Open in 1993 but there was no support.”

“The pressure began to mount as I kept winning every time and people were anxious to see if I could be beaten.”